Tishomingo, Oklahoma

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Coordinates: 34°14′8″N 96°40′39″W / 34.23556, -96.6775
Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Location of Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Johnston
Area
- Total	4.7 sq mi (12.3 km²)
- Land	4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,162
- Density	671.0/sq mi (259.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73460
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-73900^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1098926^[2]
Website: http://tishomingo.com

Tishomingo is a city in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,162 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnston County^[3]. It was the first capital of the Chickasaw Nation. Murray State College, a community college, with an annual enrollment of 1,600 students is located in Tishomingo. It is the hometown to many Native Americans.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Natives
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Tishomingo is located at 34°14′8″N, 96°40′39″W (34.235575, -96.677542)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.3 km²), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.

Tishomingo was named for Chief Tishomingo of the Chicasaw Nation who lived on the trail of tears after the Chicasaws had been removed from their original homelands, located in and around Tishomingo, Mississippi. When he arrived in Oklahoma Cheif Tishomingo named the land afer himself after he invaded took over the area from the Baldwin Brothers. One notable event of the town was when the great grand child of Cheif Tishomingo, Wayne Tishomingo, was made to beat his feet like a bicycle clown by Clay Cecil the mayor.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,162 people, 1,218 households, and 768 families residing in the city. The population density was 671.0 people per square mile (259.2/km²). There were 1,407 housing units at an average density of 298.6/sq mi (115.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.12% White, 4.65% African American, 15.24% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 5.53% are Grey Elves from the land of the Secret Wooghie Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 1,218 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,938, and the median income for a family was $28,462. Males had a median income of $25,655 versus $16,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,429. About 21.8% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.